Hay-elevator.



No. 672,799. Patented Apr. 23, mul.V w. MGMEANS. HAY' ELEvATon. (NoModel.) (Application filed Juy 30, 19004) 2 Sheets-Sheet "Immimnlllllllllllullllllm' mmmv, I Ill I[lhllllll!llllll!llllllllll Tm:Non@ mins co. #Mofo-Luna. wnsnmcfon, n t:Y

"@NU- 672,799- Patented Apr. 23,1901.

W. MCMEANS.

HAY ELEVATR.

(Application led July 30, 1900.) (N0 Modem 2 sheets-sheet 2.

TottZZ whom t may concern:

Be itknown that I, WILLIAM MCMEANS, a izen yof theUnitedyStates,residingat Odell, thefcountyoflLivingston `and State ofllli- `n is, haveinvented certain new and useful "proveinents 1in `Hay-I`.le"vators; andI do `ereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, nd`exactr-(lescription of the invention, such a willenable others skilledinthe art to which `'tinppertains ,tomake and `use the same. i

arti'ciilarlly inyhay elevatorsfor carriers, alhughladaptedforotherpurposes. `Ithas forits object to cause the forks or carriers propertomaintain-an eective position tValltiines, beginning withtheir initialengagement with the hay orother material acted pon ,including theirdisengagement thereffrom or,delivery'offsaid` material, said forks "orcarriers therefore `engaging the hay or other articleitis desired toelevate with the minimum friction o'r resistance andV presentimgfthe,`maximum area or surface thereto, and `.to providefor theeectiveretention of the forks or carriers` in their operative orworkingaposinon Y 1 ,."To theseends my invention consists of thecombination" of certain,parts,including their onstructionandarrangement,substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed, and spefcically`,pointed out bythe claims. In the accompanyingdrawings, illustratingthe` `preferred embodiment of my invention,

Figure l is a sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a 1ongitudinal section. Fig. 3is' a `plan View.

Fig. et is a transverse section.

`Latitude is allowed herein as to details, as they may be changed orvaried as occasion may require without departing from` the spirit ofmyinvention and `thesame yet remain intact and be protected. y Incarrying out my invention I mount or support at a suitable inclinationin a frame l, 1 properly spaced or disposed apart, what may i beitermed"sprocket or rag wheels 2 2, i with` their shafts or axes 3suitably journaled in the upper inclined side bars of said frame. Saidframe has secured between its bottomv y Side bars and longer uprights,in any suitable 5o manner, supplemental bars 1a, with their upper endportions projecting beyond said frame to release or remove the hay ormaterial from UNITED STATES Myinvention relatestoimprovements moreVwiLtinnncnnnns, or oDEnL, ILLINois.

*HAY-ELEVATOR.

rncrrjlcnlon'forming para `of Letters Patent No. 672,799, dated April23, 1901.

" ppnaiolneaniyso,1900.

Serial No. 25,341. (No model."

the forks or carriers after having been elevated to the requiredpoint-as, forinstanoe, in loading hay upon a wagon-as will be readilyunderstood. 'lhese Wheels are encolupassed by endless chain belts 4,with their links adapted to receive or engage the teeth or cogs of saidwheels and carrying forks or carriers 5, preferably integral or in onewith transverse rods or bars 6 and feathering or tapering toward thefree or outer ends of their tines, thus providing for their advantageousentrance to the hay or other material and with reduced resistance orfriction. The rods or bars 6 are extended laterally or endwise toprovide for their attachment to said chain belts, preferably by passingsaid. rods or bars through and enabling them to turn or pivot and theforks or carriers to maintain an effective position at all times in eyeor apertured castings 7, sandwiched between orinterconnected with thelinks of said chain belts at suitable intervals apart. Said rods or barsare preferably cast or formed, close up to the lateral edges of theforks or carriers 5, with collars or shoulders 8, adapted to oppose theinner edges of the eye-castings '7 topreven't end- Wise or lateraldisplacement of the rods., consequently preventing or guarding againstlike movement or displacement of the forks or carriers. The rods or bars6 are also provided at their outer ends with freely-turning rolls orbearings 9 to reduce frictional contact Where they travel or bear upon away or track 10, suitably secured or bracketed to the inner sides of theframe 1 for that purpose. The rods or bars 6 are also provided each atone end with a crank or arm 1l, normally at an angle to the plane of theforks or carriers, with a freely-turning roll or bearing 12 thereon,adapted to travel during the descent of the forks or carriers and theirinsertion into the hay or other material in contact with a guide orguard 13, suitably secured or bracketed to the frame. The angle of saidarms may be varied as occasion may require by the use of set-screws 11a,adapted to hold said arms to said rods or bars, as readily seen.

The guide or guard 13 is suitably curved at its normally forward endupward above the point of penetration to effect the retention of theforks or carriers in an, eective or operative position as against theaction or resist- IOO ' anfceoflthehay or'nia'terial as said forks enterA the saine' and during initial penetration Vor. insertion.`:The-wguide vor guard l3`is eX#` tended below its curved forward end`portion horizontallyc'asuitable` distance rearward to retain orholdytheVarrfns or feranks down, in!V turnholding theforks or 'carriers'vintheirjopf -erative or eeotive position to provide against l or guardthe resistance or `pressure of the hay-or other material'beingelevated.Ifdesired,the guide -lmay also be curved at its rear end. A

\ It will be understood that the rear uprights of the frame 1 Amaybeequipped with rolls or trucks, (notsheowm) 'to one of which or axlesthereof lmay` besrecured a sprocket wheelk (not shown) suitably beltedor geared vto one of saidshaftsforfaetuating the belt of forks, theforward end of the machine in `practice being suitably connected orcoupled to, say,`

`a wagon, (not shown,) the hay being raked up in windrows, for instance,upon thelield and engaged and elevated by the forks of said elevator anddelivered into the Wagon, thus disclosing one use of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,` what I claim, and desireto'seoure by Letters Patent, isy y 1. In a device of the characterdeseribed,the

guard, substantially as set forth'.A Y .y yIn .testimony whereof aI'alix-my lsignatu re f l Aeonnbin ationV Yof.'dfrivingi;-wlieels,suitably sup-` n lportedtrarksjandguard'origuidemdlessbelts.

coinpassing' said wheels, pivotingfrods carry? vided with rolls,saidjrolls traveling upon greater portions of their lengths, with the`lin e of travel 'of said belts'and dist'antlylfroin 'said rollsandbelts, the upper end portior'lsofsaidv bars beingv cone'aved toward,l and yet graduev ally diverging ffrornfsaid linel of travel, sub-.e ,il

tracl; orv wayand` having :adj ustable feran ks jing-` forks and,themselves, carriedby said i loeltsandhaving rolls vand crank-armsvproj-f y t y 35 `said\'tracksfandv gui-de, orgu'ard,respective1y,l y'4,and 'inclined bars arrangedv parallel, the

in presenee of two witnesses-- Witnesses:

A. MURRAY, e FRANK MOORE.

WlLLI-AMM'CMEANS. f y 1;.

